Serious MacOS Vulnerability Patched
April 30 2021
Apple just patched a MacOS vulnerability that bypassed malware checks.
The flaw is akin to a front entrance that’s barred and bolted effectively, but with a cat door at...
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Identifying People Through Lack of Cell Phone Use
April 29 2021In this entertaining story of French serial criminal Rédoine Faïd and his jailbreaking ways, there’s this bit about cell phone surveillance: After Faïd’s helicopter breakout, 3,000 police officers took part...
Read moreSecond Click Here to Kill Everybody Sale
April 28 2021For a limited time, I am selling signed copies of Click Here to Kill Everybody in hardcover for just $6, plus shipping. I have 600 copies of the book available....
Read moreSecurity Vulnerabilities in Cellebrite
April 27 2021
Moxie Marlinspike has an intriguing blog post about Cellebrite, a tool used by police and others to break into smartphones. Moxie got his hands on one of...
Read moreWhen AIs Start Hacking
April 26 2021
If you don’t have enough to worry about already, consider a world where AIs are hackers.
Hacking is as old as humanity. We are creative problem solvers. We exploit loopholes,...
Read moreFriday Squid Blogging: Squid-Shaped Bike Rack
April 23 2021There’s a new squid-shaped bike rack in Ballard, WA. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t...
Read moreOn North Korea’s Cyberattack Capabilities
April 22 2021Excellent New Yorker article on North Korea’s offensive cyber capabilities.
Read moreBackdoor Found in Codecov Bash Uploader
April 21 2021
Developers have discovered a backdoor in the Codecov bash uploader. It’s been there for four months. We don’t know who put it there.
Codecov said the breach allowed...
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